Kevin Rayner believes Guildford City can bounce straight back after relegation was confirmed this week.

A point from their 1-1 draw with Swindon Supermarine on Easter Monday, which followed Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Tiverton, was not enough to preserve their Step 4 status due to Fleet Town’s win over Godalming Town.

Now, even a win at Evesham United on Saturday in their final game of an exhausting, rain-lashed and injury-ravaged season, could at best only leave them level on points with Fleet who have a vastly superior goal difference.

The Hampshire outfit may yet survive as they await the results of the FA’s annual summer reshuffle lottery, which City had hoped would have seen them restored to the Central Division had they stayed up.